Job 14
1 “Man, born of woman! Of few days, and full of trouble!
Man, who is born of a woman, is of few days, and full of trouble.
2 As a flower he has gone forth, and is cut off, And he flees as a shadow and does not stand.
He comes forth like a flower, and is cut down. He too flees as a shadow, and does not continue.
3 Also—on this You have opened Your eyes, and bring me into judgment with You.
And do thou open thine eyes upon such a one, and bring me into judgment with thee?
4 Who gives a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one.
Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one.
5 If his days are determined, The number of his months [are] with You, You have made his limit, And he does not pass over;
Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with thee, and thou have appointed his bounds that he cannot pass,
6 Look away from off him that he may cease, Until he enjoy as a hired worker his day.
look away from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day.
7 For there is hope for a tree, if it is cut down, That it changes again, That its tender branch does not cease.
For there is hope of a tree, if it is cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch of it will not cease.
8 If its root becomes old in the earth, And its stem dies in the dust,
Though the root of it grows old in the earth, and the trunk of it dies in the ground,
9 From the fragrance of water it flourishes, And has made a crop as a plant.
yet through the scent of water it will bud, and put forth boughs like a plant.
10 And a man dies, and becomes weak, And man expires, and where [is] he?
But man dies, and is laid low. Yea, man gives up the spirit, and where is he?
11 Waters have gone away from a sea, And a river becomes waste and dry.
As the waters fail from the sea, and the river wastes away and dries up,
12 And man has lain down, and does not rise, Until the wearing out of the heavens they do not awaken, Nor are roused from their sleep.
so man lies down and does not rise. Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be roused out of their sleep.
13 O that You would conceal me in Sheol, Hide me until the turning of Your anger, Set a limit for me, and remember me. (Sheol h7585)
O that thou would hide me in Sheol, that thou would keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou would appoint for me a set time, and remember me! (Sheol h7585)
14 If a man dies—does he revive? All [the] days of my warfare I wait, until my change comes.
If a man dies, shall he live again? All the days of my warfare I would wait till my release should come.
15 You call, and I answer You; To the work of Your hands You have desire.
Thou would call, and I would answer thee. Thou would have a desire to the work of thy hands.
16 But now, You number my steps, You do not watch over my sin.
But now thou number my steps. Do thou not watch over my sin?
17 My transgression [is] sealed up in a bag, and You sew up my iniquity.
My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou fasten up my iniquity.
18 And yet, a falling mountain wastes away, and a rock is removed from its place.
But the falling mountain comes to nothing, and the rock is removed out of its place.
19 Waters have worn away stones, Their outpourings wash away the dust of earth, And You have destroyed the hope of man.
The waters wear the stones. The overflowings of it wash away the dust of the earth. So thou destroy the hope of man.
20 You prevail [over] him forever, and he goes, He is changing his countenance, And You send him away.
Thou prevail forever against him, and he passes. Thou change his countenance, and send him away.
21 His sons are honored, and he does not know; And they are little, and he does not attend to them.
His sons come to honor, and he does not know it, and they are brought low, but he does not perceive it of them.
22 Only—his flesh is pained for him, And his soul mourns for him.”
But his flesh upon him has pain, and his soul within him mourns.
